Hakan
408 posts
May 25, 2014
11:17 AM
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Back at the Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith).
Håkan Ehn plays Hohner Marine Band DeLuxe harmonica in A.
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GMaj7
423 posts
May 25, 2014
11:27 AM
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Hakan makes this stuff fun.
Love to watch his videos.. Well actually all vids...
Fun...
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Greg Jones
16:23 Custom Harmonicas
greg@1623customharmonicas.com
1623customharmonicas.com
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hooktool
130 posts
May 25, 2014
3:18 PM
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What a good, big sound!
John
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Diggsblues
1351 posts
May 26, 2014
4:04 AM
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Nice version Hakan.
Let's not forget the original by Philly born Jimmy Smith.
I saw him play in small club in philly in 1987.
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Martic
76 posts
May 26, 2014
8:35 AM
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Damn Hakan, you're getting a big sound over there! I've being following you since 2010 and the progress is notable.
Anyway, I'd love to see you playing with a real band. Computers and backing tracks are OK, but music sounds better with humans. And your playing is great, but I think it could be exploted at its best in a real and dynamic musical context.
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The Iceman
1681 posts
May 26, 2014
9:32 AM
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Good stuff.
I use the same "yodelay ee hoo" style turnaround at turnarounds, but you put a little flair trill to it.
Think I'll steal that if you don't mind.
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The Iceman
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Hakan
409 posts
May 26, 2014
12:38 PM
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Thank you!
That would have been cool, to watch Jimmy Smith play this tune live.
I recorded it with my BOSS BR-1200CD digital recording equipment. I have used it since 2006 and it's probably a little old-fashioned and slow (like myself) compared to a powerful computer with recording software but it does its job for me. It's a quite raw sound if I connect my harp mic directly into it, so I have a DIGITECH Vocal 300 vocal effects processor before the BOSS recording eqipment to be able to control bass, mid treble and gain better. I don't know if it's the best choise but it's good enough I think. To have the warm and fatter sound many people (around here at least) associate with blues harp, I had a LONE WOLF Octave box directly after the mic. That is a great box! Still it sounded wild so I evened the sound out with LONE WOLF Jason Ricci Flat Cat Optical compressor box after the Octave box before the Vocal 300. First I tried a mic with a 1949 black CR which is very strong. But I didn't like the recording sound, it was too aggressive, so instead I used a white CR from 1956 that is less powerful and with a darker sound. I also tried a mic with 99S556 element and a MC151 but the white CR sounded best with this equipment and settings.
Right now I am playing in a duo and I really like to play with the other guy. But it's hard work to get a gig and (almost) no pay. Someone said that you have to play ten shitty gigs to experience a good one. We will soon be there I hope.
Håkan
Last Edited by Hakan on May 26, 2014 12:38 PM
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BronzeWailer
1285 posts
May 26, 2014
2:44 PM
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Great work Hakan. Keep persevering with the duo gigs. I'm sure some of the people who hear you at "shitty" gigs may hire you for good ones.
BronzeWailer's YouTube
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mr_so&so
827 posts
May 27, 2014
11:10 AM
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Now that is a very pleasing amped tone, without an amp. I love that you keep showing us how to get this done without having to unearth Little Walter's original equipment. Well, you do use a vintage mic element, but still. And damn fine playing. I'll listen to your solo stuff from your kitchen, den, or anywhere else, any day, by the way.
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Last Edited by mr_so&so on May 27, 2014 11:12 AM
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